Donald Trump moves within striking distance of the White House

Supporters of Republican nominee for president Donald Trump
react to returns as they come in on televisions around the room at the
New York Hilton Midtown on November 8. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Hillary
supporters react to the state of North Carolina being declared for
Donald Trump during Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's
election night rally at the Javits Center in New York on November 8,
2016. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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A Trump
supporter makes his way through the crowds who gather to watch the
election returns being broadcasted on giant video screens in Times
Square on Tuesday. Photo by Monika Graff/UPI

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Hillary
Clinton supporters cry during the vote count at the Democratic
candidate's election night rally at the Javits Center in New York. Photo
by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Vanderlgi
and Carla Tosti of Brazil anxiously watch the election returns being
broadcasted on a giant video screen in Times Square in New York City on
Tuesday. Photo by Monika Graff/UPI

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Hillary
Clinton supporters react to the vote count at the Democratic candidate's
election night rally at the Javits Center in New York on November 8,
2016. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Supporters
watch returns at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's
election night rally at the Javits Center in New York on Tuesday. Photo
by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Supporters
cheer at the state of Virginia being called for Hillary Clinton at her
election night rally at the Javits Center in New York on Tuesday.
Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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A
Hillary Clinton supporter with boxing gloves cheers at the state of
Virginia being called for Clinton at her election night rally at the
Javits Center in New York on Tuesday. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

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Mariama
Jalloh (L), her sister Asiatou and Safiatou Bah snap a selfie as crowds
gather in Times Square on Election Day in New York City. Photo by Monika
Graff/UPI

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Counterterrorism
police patrol as crowds gather to watch the election returns being
broadcast on giant video screens in Times Square Tuesday. Photo by
Monika Graff/UPI

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Supporters
of Republican nominee for president Donald Trump react to returns as
they come in on televisions around the room on Election Day at the New
York Hilton Midtown in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Supporters
watch returns at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's
election night rally at the Javits Center in New York on Tuesday. Photo
by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Supporters
of Republican Donald Trump react to returns as they come in on
televisions around the room on Election Day at the New York Hilton
Midtown. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Ten-year-old
sisters Chase (L) and Josie Cerrell, Americans living in London, sport
painted faces at Hillary Clinton's election night rally at the Javits
Center in New York on November 8, 2016. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

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Crowds
gather below a news scroll as they watch the election returns being
broadcasted on giant video screens in Times Square on Election Day in
New York City. Photo by Monika Graff/UPI

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Jerry
Crawford, election deputy is seen closing the Good Shepard Church voting
station in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. Photo by Gary I
Rothstein/UPI

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The U.S.
Capitol is lit during the closing hours of Election Day in Washington,
D.C. Millions of Americans headed to the polls Tuesday to choose the
nation's 45th president, either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Photo
by Molly Riley/UPI

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Keith
Witherspoon dresses in the likes of President Barack Obama as crowds
gather in Times Square on Election Day on Tuesday in New York City.
Photo by Monika Graff/UPI

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A group
of Hillary Clinton supporters with Riviera Beach Mayor Bishop Thomas
Masters (L-R) Debra Mccoy,Viginia Clark, Dorothy Harrell and Jessica
Harrell are seen at the Wells Recreation Center and Park voting center
in Riviera Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI

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Virginia
residents line up to vote on Election Day at Mt. Vernon Center in
Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday. Photo by Molly Riley/UPI

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Virginia
residents line up to vote at Cora Kelly Center in Alexandria, Va., on
November 8, 2016. Millions of Americans head to the polls Tuesday to
choose the nation's 45th president, either Hillary Clinton or Donald
Trump. Photo by Molly Riley/UPI

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Voters
fill out their ballots at Mt. Vernon Center in Alexandria, Va., on
November 8, 2016. Millions of Americans head to the polls Tuesday to
choose the nation's 45th president, either Hillary Clinton or Donald
Trump. Photo by Molly Riley/UPI

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Voters
fill out their ballots at Mt. Vernon Center in Alexandria, Va., on
November 8, 2016. Millions of Americans head to the polls Tuesday to
choose the nation's 45th president, either Hillary Clinton or Donald
Trump. Photo by Molly Riley/UPI

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Virginia
residents line up to vote on election day at Cora Kelly Center in
Alexandria, Va., on November 8, 2016. Millions of Americans head to the
polls Tuesday to choose the nation's 45th president, either Hillary
Clinton or Donald Trump. Photo by Molly Riley/UPI

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Virginia
residents walk out after voting at Cora Kelly Center in Alexandria,
Va., on November 8, 2016. Millions of Americans head to the polls
Tuesday to choose the nation's 45th president, either Hillary Clinton or
Donald Trump. Photo by Molly Riley/UPI

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Donald Trump
stood just 19 electoral votes shy of the presidency early Wednesday
after a string of swing state victories, according to projections by
UPI/CVoter.

Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta
addressed grim-faced supporters at her election night rally in New
York, telling them just after 2 a.m. EST they should go home and "get
some sleep" because vote-counting could last through the night in a
handful of states that will decide the presidency.

"It's been a long night and it's been a long
campaign but I can say, we can wait a little longer, can't we? They're
still counting votes and every vote should count. Several states are too
close to call and we're not going to have anything more to say
tonight," Podesta said.

The Clinton campaign did not concede, though her path to a victory remained perilously slim in the Electoral College.

In addition to Florida and Ohio that were
called previously for Trump, UPI/CVoter projected he would win Iowa,
Georgia and North Carolina. It is also projected Clinton would win
Nevada.

The electoral count stood at 251-215 in favor of Trump after 2 a.m., with 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.

The Florida victory was imperative for Trump
coming into Tuesday and polls there showed a close race. By virtue of
capturing the nation's largest swing state, with 29 electoral votes, he
opened several paths through the Electoral College to reach the 270
threshold for victory.

In winning Ohio, Trump captured a state that
has long been at the heart of the Republican path to the White House. In
fact, no Republican has ever won the presidency without its 18
electoral votes.

For Clinton, Nevada, Virginia and Colorado
were states she had led for months, though it remained a tight race in
each. They added a combined 28 electoral votes to her total.

Other battleground states remained too close to call.

The remaining as-yet uncalled battleground
states include Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Michigan,
meaning Clinton could ill afford losses in any of them, especially
Pennsylvania, the largest battleground state left on the map -- and one
where the candidates were separated by only a few thousand votes out of
millions cast.

In other races, Republicans have retained
their majority in the House of Representatives and likely the Senate as
well, lending the possibility of a full Republican takeover of the
executive and legislative branches, something the nation has not seen
since the first two years of President Barack Obama's first term.

Donald Trump moves within striking distance of the White House
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